Chapter 54: Rewarding Merit
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye after our return.
During that time, the families of the fallen held funerals.
For those without kin, their affiliated factions organized collective burials.
Naturally, the warriors of the Silver Dragon Hall bustled about retrieving the bodies.
Once the situation was somewhat settled, the outer factions sprang into action.
There was no choice.
With half their numbers lost in this war, manpower was desperately short.
Consequently, not only I, but even Garip was assigned to duty.
It was to prepare for any unforeseen incidents.
For that reason, I was assigned to patrol Taeryong-ro with the former Seventeenth Division members for the first time in ages.
The sight, like seeing my hometown again, should have warmed my heart… but far from it.
“Aaaah! Thief!”
“I’ll kill you all!”
“Come at me, you bastards!”
We were swamped, scrambling to handle all sorts of incidents erupting everywhere.
Recalling old memories, I immediately gave orders.
“Dangpal and Yanggang, Jin-hyeong, go that way. Me and So-pyeong are going this way.”
Split into two groups, they caught thieves, beat down robbers, and arrested street thugs.
After midnight, the streets noticeably quieted down. The other squad members who had gone the opposite way joined them.
“Let’s grab some food before we go.”
“Is the team leader treating?”
“Of course we each pay our own share.”
“Why does the team leader never change, even after getting promoted?”
“They say people change, they die.”
